<div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Oct 31, 2008 at 1:36 AM, James Tappin <<a href="mailto:sjt@star.sr.bham.ac.uk">sjt@star.sr.bham.ac.uk</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> On Thu, 30 Oct 2008 22:46:47 +0530 <div class="Ih2E3d">"Chaman Singh Verma" <<a href="mailto:csv610@gmail.com">csv610@gmail.com</a>> wrote: </div>CSV> Hello, CSV> CSV> I tried all permutations, but somehow couldn't get Nvidia working. CSV> After booting CSV> I get a message: CSV> CSV> The GeForce 8800 GT doesn't have appropriate external cable, unless CSV> it is rectified X will not start. CSV> CSV> Now I don't understand what are the appropriate external cable. I CSV> reinstalled CSV> Ububtu 8.10 without Nvidia installed, then everything works fine. I CSV> tested with CSV> glxgears programs. CSV> CSV> I am unable to get the core of the problem, so can someone help ? CSV> CSV> csv CSV> Guessing a bit here: One possibility is that the VGI cable is old and has some iffy connections in it so some signal is too low for the card to recognize (solution try another VGA cable). Another might be that the monitor doesn't send back some information that current Nvidia drivers rely one (not a lot you could do about that). -- +------------------------+-------------------------------+---------+ | James Tappin | School of Physics & Astronomy | O__ | | <a href="mailto:sjt@star.sr.bham.ac.uk">sjt@star.sr.bham.ac.uk</a> | University of Birmingham | -- \/` | | Ph: 0121-414-6462. Fax: 0121-414-3722 | | +--------------------------------------------------------+---------+ -- <div><div></div><div class="Wj3C7c">ubuntu-users mailing list <a href="mailto:ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users</a> </div></div></blockquote></div> Hello, Without loading NVidia drivers, everything works fine for me, so the issue with VGA cable not working doesn't arise. Still, I will do as u say, csv